Biology and Genetics

1. San Francisco, along the central California coast, had a temperature of [( 63

1. San Francisco, along the central California coast, had a temperature of [(63)(60)(58)] °F and a dewpoint of 53 °F at map time. 2. San Francisco’s winds were generally out of th…

1. Saturated fats _________ contain one or more double bonds are soluble in wate

1. Saturated fats _________ contain one or more double bonds are soluble in water are an example of complex carbohydrates are solid at room temperature 2. Phospholipids are ______…

1. Scenario: (A) The salt marsh suddenly becomes very hot (close to 100F) for 3

1. Scenario: (A) The salt marsh suddenly becomes very hot (close to 100F) for 3 days in a row Suggest how the following abiotic factors might change and explain your reasoning. (C…

1. Scientists are concerned that bacteria will be resistant to all antibiotics w

1. Scientists are concerned that bacteria will be resistant to all antibiotics within the next decade. Describe and support your ideas on how bacterial populations can develop dru…

1. Scientists are concerned that bacteria will be resistant to all antibiotics w

1. Scientists are concerned that bacteria will be resistant to all antibiotics within the next decade. Describe and support your ideas on how bacterial populations can develop dru…

1. Screaming Pandas are a highly endangered if annoying creature that you want t

1. Screaming Pandas are a highly endangered if annoying creature that you want to conserve for future generations. If there are only 25 surviving pandas in your care:    a) How mu…

1. Search CINAHL using the term \"phenomenology\" or \"grounded theory\". Select

1. Search CINAHL using the term "phenomenology" or "grounded theory". Select one nursing research study published in a nursing journal that focused on patients and/or families. Pu…

1. Search and list their Full Names with any associated dates; 2. Discuss their

1. Search and list their Full Names with any associated dates; 2. Discuss their contributions to Microbiology with any available dates; 3. Explain how each invention or discovery …

1. Sediment movement on hillslope without entrainment by concentrated flow of wa

1. Sediment movement on hillslope without entrainment by concentrated flow of water, wind or ice is considered to be a: A. Dissolution process. B. Diffusive process. C. Distant pr…

1. Select 2 matches for each of the following: a. Human body temperature b. Hot

1. Select 2 matches for each of the following: a. Human body temperature b. Hot coffee c. Hot summer day d. Freezer temperature e. Room temperature (only one match) (i) 40°C (iii)…

1. Select a disease or injury of interest that is currently treated with a medic

1.   Select a disease or injury of interest that is currently treated with a medical device composed of synthetic and/or biologic biomaterials. Describe the mechanism of the disea…

1. Select all of the TRUE statements. (Select all that apply.) a. The process of

1. Select all of the TRUE statements. (Select all that apply.) a. The process of conjugation may introduce new genes into the recipient strain, altering its genotype. b. The direc…

1. Select all the of the statements below that apply to both eukaryotic and bact

1. Select all the of the statements below that apply to both eukaryotic and bacterial gene expression? Bacteria and eukaryotes can have 70S ribosomes. Bacteria and eukarytoes may …

1. Select an organ system in the body and address the following questions. What

1. Select an organ system in the body and address the following questions. What is the normal function of the selected organ system (include at least two functions).Discuss at lea…

1. Select one disorder or condition that is caused by a mutation. Describe the t

1. Select one disorder or condition that is caused by a mutation. Describe the type of mutation, characteristics of the disorder, and prevelance in the population. 2. The Human Ge…

1. Select the answer that corresponds to the statement that is true. If a crysta

1. Select the answer that corresponds to the statement that is true. If a crystal of pure -D-galactose is dissolved in water and left in solution for a long period of time, which …

1. Select the best answer. Making copies of a gene by inserting it into a host g

1. Select the best answer. Making copies of a gene by inserting it into a host genome and growing that organism, is an example of ______. industrial genetic engineering wild-type …

1. Select the best word to complete the paragraph. Found in both prokaryotes and

1. Select the best word to complete the paragraph. Found in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, compartmentalization of the cytoplasm is more common in _________ cells. Options: Prok…

1. Select the event that is essential for the transcription of the immunoglobuli

1. Select the event that is essential for the transcription of the immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene. In the choices below, V is the variable region, C is the constant region, D is …

1. Select the statement that best describes the relationship between the terms “

1. Select the statement that best describes the relationship between the terms “allele” and “phenotype”. Select one: a. Every phenotype is determined by the dominant or recessive …

1. Select the statement which is NOT TRUE regarding aging. A. Aging is a complex

1. Select the statement which is NOT TRUE regarding aging. A. Aging is a complex multifactorial process.    B. Aging can be defined as change over time.    C. Aging affects all le…

1. Select the true statement about Okazaki fragments. Select one: a. They result

1. Select the true statement about Okazaki fragments. Select one: a. They result from continuous DNA synthesis. b. They are synthesized on the leading strand only. c. They are syn…

1. Selection Term Description Basal factors a. bind to enhancers Activators b. b

1. Selection Term Description Basal factors a. bind to enhancers Activators b. bind to promoters Coactivators c. bind to activators Locus control region d. large enzymatic complex…

1. Selection always increases the average fitness of a population (T/F) 2. Heter

1. Selection always increases the average fitness of a population (T/F) 2. Heterosis is the only way to maintain a genetic polymorphism in nature. (T/F) 3. If p is the frequency o…

1. Self pollination is important to angiosperms because it insures genetic varia

1. Self pollination is important to angiosperms because it insures genetic variation and adaptability. A. TRUE B. FALSE 2. The hammer orchid successfully used a male wasp as a pol…

1. Separation of amino acids by ion-exchange Chromatography. Mixtures of amino a

1. Separation of amino acids by ion-exchange Chromatography. Mixtures of amino acids can be analyzed by first separating the mixture into its components through ion-exchange chrom…

1. Sequential binding of RNA polymerase II-TFIIF complex, TFIIE, and TFIIH compl

1. Sequential binding of RNA polymerase II-TFIIF complex, TFIIE, and TFIIH completes ___________________ formation. none of the above 2. The underlying principle behind __________…

1. Serous fluid is contained between the visceral pleura and the lung. True Fals

1. Serous fluid is contained between the visceral pleura and the lung. True False 2. When blood sugar levels increase after a meal, insulin is released. This lowers sugar levels b…

1. Sesame plants (that produce sesame seeds) have either 3 pods per node or one

1. Sesame plants (that produce sesame seeds) have either 3 pods per node or one pod per node. 1-pod per node is dominant. At a second, independently sorting locus, normal leaf is …

1. Set 3 (three) outcomes against which you could measure the cultural safety st

1. Set 3 (three) outcomes against which you could measure the cultural safety strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Islander. 2. When will you review and measure outcomes of the cu…

1. Set Starry Night to 6pm on November 7, 2015. As you face north, in what direc

1. Set Starry Night to 6pm on November 7, 2015. As you face north, in what direction, relative to the horizon, is the handle of the Big Dipper pointing? Remember to turn off dayli…

1. Several factors could change Vmax. a. Would either [S] or [E] change the valu

1. Several factors could change Vmax. a. Would either [S] or [E] change the value of Vmax? Explain your answer. b. Would pH or temperature alter the value of Vmax? Explain your an…

1. Several factors could change Vmax. a. Would either [S] or [E] change the valu

1. Several factors could change Vmax. a. Would either [S] or [E] change the value of Vmax? Explain your answer. b. Would pH or temperature alter the value of Vmax? Explain your an…

1. Several genes that contribute to human height appear to be located in the ter

1. Several genes that contribute to human height appear to be located in the terminal region of the p arm of the X chromosome. (a) Discuss why these regions on the tips of the X c…

1. Several membrane molecules, in addition to the T-cell receptor, are involved

1. Several membrane molecules, in addition to the T-cell receptor, are involved in antigen recognition. Describe the properties and distinct functions of the following T-cell memb…

1. Several types of pathogens encode proteins that function as superantigens, wh

1. Several types of pathogens encode proteins that function as superantigens, which activate massive numbers of T cells in an individual. One example is the staphylococcal enterot…

1. Sexual reproduction has never been observed and some protists. What are the g

1. Sexual reproduction has never been observed and some protists. What are the genetic implications of this observation? 2. Speculate on how colonial aggregates of cells may have …

1. Shallow focus earthquakes are found along which type of plate boundary? a. Co

1. Shallow focus earthquakes are found along which type of plate boundary? a. Convergent          b. Transform             c. Divergent                         d. All boundary typ…

1. Shang shamans would read __________________, looking for divine responses fro

1. Shang shamans would read __________________, looking for divine responses from the gods.    a. the cracks in oracle shells and bones    b. the holy books of Daoism    c. Chines…

1. Sheila Middlebrook, a 56-year-old woman with a history of alcoholism, has sym

1. Sheila Middlebrook, a 56-year-old woman with a history of alcoholism, has symptoms of abdominal pain and ascites. Dr. Hart has decided that a laparoscopy must be performed to d…

1. Shingles (zoster) is a reactivation of a primary infection by which of the fo

1. Shingles (zoster) is a reactivation of a primary infection by which of the following? a) Epstein-Barr Virus b) Variola virus c) Cytomegalovirus d) Herpes Simplex Virus type 2 (…

1. Short answer (8pts each, 2 sentences max) A. How does the saturation of lipid

1. Short answer (8pts each, 2 sentences max) A. How does the saturation of lipid tailgroups affect a membrane's fluidity? B. Why don't cells have membrane transporters to build gr…

1. Short hair is due to a dominant gene (S) in rabbits and long hair is its rece

1. Short hair is due to a dominant gene (S) in rabbits and long hair is its recessive allele (s). A cross between a short-haired male and a long-haired male produced a litter of o…

1. Shortly after the discovery of positive-sense RNA viruses such as poliovirus,

1. Shortly after the discovery of positive-sense RNA viruses such as poliovirus, researchers attempted to discover more about the mechanisms of how these viruses replicated their …

1. Show your work for all answers. Write equations and units in a correct manner

1. Show your work for all answers. Write equations and units in a correct manner. You may lose points if not Temperature, °F -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 60 50 E 40 30 26 g/kg E3…

1. Sialic acid, also called N-acetyl-a-D-neuraminic acid, is often found in N-li

1. Sialic acid, also called N-acetyl-a-D-neuraminic acid, is often found in N-linked oligosaccharides involved in cell-cell interactions. Cancer cells synthesize much more sialic …

1. Sibling rivalry is found in pretty much all groups of organisms that create m

1. Sibling rivalry is found in pretty much all groups of organisms that create more than one offspring within one rearing environment. Francis Galton reported that members in the …

1. Sickle-cell anemia is caused by a mutation in the ?-globin gene. Heterozygote

1. Sickle-cell anemia is caused by a mutation in the ?-globin gene. Heterozygotes for the Hbs disease allele have some protection from malaria relative to wild-type, but Hbs homoz…

1. Signaling by G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) is generally very rapid (hal

1. Signaling by G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) is generally very rapid (half-time for changes in downstream signaling mediators can be milliseconds) while signaling by tyrosi…

1. Simone, a 56 year-old female, arrives through the outpatient department for h

1. Simone, a 56 year-old female, arrives through the outpatient department for her preoperative appointment for a right hip replacement surgery in 8 days. Assessment of Simone beg…